On December 27, 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the provision of bonuses to states which had increased the number of children they enrolled in Medicaid. The states are Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.  These enrollment performance bonuses were established under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. Overall, the 15 states reported a total of 874,347 children above the baseline this year. The payments are awarded to states that take specific steps to simplify enrollment, such as automatic renewal, continuous eligibility, and eliminating in-person interviews.

About Sam Fish

Sam Fish has over 40 years of legal experience in federal and state human services laws and programs, having joined PCG in 1995 after serving as Chief Counsel, Region I, for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for more than 25 years. At PCG, Sam provides legal advice and counsel and has served on many projects that required legal research and interpretation and implementation of many federal and state laws.

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